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Negative Effects of Internet Interventions: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Patients' Experiences with Treatments Delivered Online
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Internet interventions are defined as the delivery of health care-related treatments via an online or a smartphone interface, and have been shown to be a viable alternative to face-to-face treatments. However, not all patients benefit from such treatments, and it is possible that some may experience negative effects. Investigations of face-to-face treatments indicate that deterioration occurs in 5-10% of all patients. The nature and scope of other negative effects of Internet interventions is, however, largely unknown. Hence, the current study explored patients' reported negative experiences while undergoing treatments delivered via the Internet. Data from four large clinical trials (total N = 558) revealed that 9.3% of patients reported some type of negative effects. Qualitative content analysis was used to explore the patients' responses to open-ended questions regarding their negative experiences. Results yielded two broad categories and four subcategories of negative effects: patient-related negative effects (insight and symptom) and treatment-related negative effects (implementation and format). Results emphasize the importance of always considering negative effects in Internet-based interventions, and point to several ways of preventing such experiences, including regular assessment of negative events, increasing the flexibility of treatment schedules and therapist contact, as well as prolonging the treatment duration.
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- Authors
- Rozental, A., Boettcher, J., Andersson, G., Schmidt, B., & Carlbring, P.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Linköping University (SE)
- Florida State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rozental, Alexander
- Venue
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-02-23
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 223-236
- ISSN
- 1650-6073 (ISSN-L)
- 1651-2316
- OpenAlex
- W2061701598
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 8
- FWCI
- 27.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- urn.kb.se
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DiVA (Stockholm University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- online intervention, online therapy, adverse outcomes, patient experience, treatment deterioration, treatment implementation, treatment format, therapist contact, treatment duration, treatment scheduling
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Clinical Trials as Topic, Humans, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Patient Satisfaction, Internet, Qualitative Research
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